ASUS WL-300 User Manual

ASUS SpaceLink Access Point

WL-300

Quick Start Guide

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Product Name: ASUS SpaceLink Access Point (WL-300)
Manual Revision: 1.00 E1020
Release Date: May 2002

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the ASUS SpaceLink Access Point, a member of
ASUS’ SpaceLink wireless infrastructure family. The ASUS SpaceLink
Access Point complies with the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard to provide
wireless mobile clients with network connectivity at data rates of up to 11
Mbps. The stand-alone ASUS SpaceLink Access Point connects to a small
Ethernet network to provide wireless access for wireless mobile clients.

System Requirements

To begin using the ASUS SpaceLink Access Point, you must have the
following minimum requirements:

• An Ethernet (10Base-T or 10/100Base-TX) LAN switch or hub

• At least one 802.11b wireless adapter for a wireless mobile client

Note: The ASUS SpaceLink Access Point only supports 10Base-T,
therefore it cannot be connected to pure 100Base-TX networks. The
network must be either 10-Base or 10/100Base-TX.

Wireless Operation

The ASUS SpaceLink Access Point supports three modes of operation:

• Access Point: The Access Point operates as a stand-alone device to

provide network access to wireless mobile clients.

• Access Point Client: The Access Point partners with another Access

Point to provide network access to wireless mobile clients.

• Wireless Bridge: The Access Point communicates only with other

Access Points that are set to W ireless Bridge Mode. (Access Points set
to Wireless Bridge mode cannot support wireless mobile clients.)

By default, the SpaceLink Access Point operates in Access Point mode.

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